PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wallace St Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Fernandes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Edwards
vs
Fernandes

175 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wallace St Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes tries to land a leg kick but St Edwards saw it coming and moves away.
Fernandes slaps away a takedown attempt from St Edwards, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Edwards avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Edwards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fernandes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. St Edwards eats them both and turns towards Fernandes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fernandes throws a body punch but St Edwards moves out of range.
St Edwards lands a jab to Fernandes's midsection.
St Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernandes.

St Edwards moves into range and clinches up with Fernandes.
St Edwards pushes Fernandes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fernandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

St Edwards closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Edwards lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Fernandes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Fernandes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Edwards defends it easily.
Fernandes keeping moving, preventing St Edwards from controlling successfully.
St Edwards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Edwards pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fernandes is keeping the position for now.
St Edwards is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
St Edwards prevents Fernandes from getting back to his feet.
St Edwards works over Fernandes with some ground and pound from guard.
St Edwards stands up over Fernandes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Fernandes working for a triangle but St Edwards defends it easily.
Fernandes looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Edwards trying to control but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
St Edwards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards works over Fernandes with some ground and pound from guard.
St Edwards advances to half guard.
St Edwards moves into full mount! Fernandes won't be happy about that!
St Edwards lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fernandes hang on?
St Edwards avoids the attempt from Fernandes to control.
BOOM! St Edwards connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fernandes tries to lock up and control but St Edwards gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Edwards wants to control the pace but Fernandes is squirming around nicely.
St Edwards in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Edwards controlling from the full mount.
St Edwards working Fernandes over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Edwards cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fernandes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
St Edwards lands a big elbow.
Fernandes is squirming around, avoiding St Edwards's attempts to control the action.
St Edwards controlling from the full mount.
St Edwards is landing with some decent strikes but Fernandes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Edwards landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fernandes wants to hold on but St Edwards pushes him away.
St Edwards wants to control the pace but Fernandes is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wallace St Edwards dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

St Edwards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fernandes is trying to force a seperation but St Edwards has the dominant position.
Fernandes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St Edwards is trying to break free.
St Edwards is trying to break the clinch but Fernandes has him pressed against the ropes.

St Edwards has picked Fernandes up - he's going for a ride! St Edwards dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
St Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Fernandes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fernandes pushes St Edwards off but St Edwards dives into side control.
Fernandes is pushing St Edwards's head away, looking to escape. St Edwards manages to hold on to the position though.
Fernandes is trying to get back to half guard.
Fernandes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but St Edwards has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fernandes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Edwards tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Edwards has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St Edwards cracks Fernandes with a big elbow.
Fernandes is looking for a sweep.
St Edwards working the head with strikes.

St Edwards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Edwards looks up at the clock and then as Fernandes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Edwards smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St Edwards is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards works to advance to full mount. Fernandes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
St Edwards lands with some strikes.
St Edwards controlling his opponent.
St Edwards landing punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

St Edwards working for a guillotine from mount but Fernandes is in no mood to give up.
Wallace St Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fernandes is desperately trying to improve his position but St Edwards has a good base and remains in mount.
St Edwards lands a heavy elbow.

Fernandes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St Edwards.
Fernandes manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Edwards's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Edwards's back!
Fernandes wants to stand back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
St Edwards breaks Fernandes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
St Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Edwards is in close to Fernandes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Edwards slips nicely into half guard.
St Edwards seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from St Edwards there.
St Edwards keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fernandes punching from the bottom.

St Edwards is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St Edwards connects with a nice short shot to Fernandes's temple.
St Edwards lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes is trying to get back to full guard.

Fernandes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Edwards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wallace St Edwards dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

St Edwards looking to score a takedown here. Fernandes is defending well but St Edwards drives through and ends up in Fernandes's guard.

Fernandes looking for a guillotine here but St Edwards defends easily.

Fernandes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fernandes wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Edwards slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Edwards working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes is not content to let St Edwards control the position.
Fernandes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fernandes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St Edwards in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fernandes is trying to get back to his feet.
Fernandes prevents St Edwards from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fernandes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Edwards controlling the position from side mount.
St Edwards is chipping away with strikes.
Fernandes tries to improve position but can't.
Fernandes looks to move to half guard but instead St Edwards has passed into mount! Damn!
St Edwards punishing his opponent with strikes.

St Edwards with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fernandes's face.
St Edwards controlling the pace for now.
St Edwards cracks Fernandes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Edwards controlling the pace for now.
Fernandes wants to hold on but St Edwards pushes him away.
St Edwards controlling from the full mount.
St Edwards cracks Fernandes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Edwards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Edwards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fernandes?
Wallace St Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Edwards is landing with some decent strikes but Fernandes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Edwards looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Edwards landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Edwards controlling from mount.
St Edwards working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wallace St Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Edwards, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Wallace St Edwards!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Wallace St Edwards!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Wallace St Edwards!

Wallace St Edwards wins by unanimous decision!